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Windows 7: If i delete hardrive will I be able to re-install windows 7

Ive been having nightmare problems with my laptop its a presario CQ61 64 bit with intel celeron.
I am able to download off the internet, but then when it comes to verify the programe, publisher unknow pops up and I go to run the programe and "curupt file" comes up and then the file disapears.
I bought mcafee virus and that works fine (i booted it from cd), but I also bought malwaryebytes - ran the cd and everything was fine, the programe started to download updates, but then "MBAM_ERROR_LOAD_DATABASE(0, 0) popped up and then the programe wouldnt work and everytime I tried to open programe "curupt file" flashed up.

If I delete the harddrive (Im very nervouse about doing it as the tutorial on here sounds/very complex), and instal a fresh copy of windows 7 home premium (I have the coa sticker on the bottom of my pc) will it solve the issue.
I not able to download anything from the internet at present.

Thank you, also I have a a hp drivers, so i pursume i have to put that in after in re-install windows after I delete hardrive.
I also have recovery partition, do i delete that as well as c\drive (hard drive)

Thank you for you help and wish me luck, im going to do it tomorrow when i feel fresh as i am nervous about doing it.

yes I had to buy restore/recovery disks from hp the also sent me a drivers disk, can i reinstall with the recovery disks after deleting harddrive or should i use the iso cd that i burnt on my friends pc

I tried before to restore using the hp recovery section and that didnt solve the problem, i also did a restore using the hp disks and still the same problem.
So Im guessing that just deleting the c\drive (harddrive) will be the right thing to do

Toshiba apparently does not provide its own hard disk utilities. You may be able to use generic disk utilities from another source.

If you use your recovery disks successfully, your laptop will be restore to the way it was when you got it.

However, if you use the ISO that you have and it is a valid ISO, it will instead give a fresh install of Windows 7, without all the extra stuff that may have been on your laptop when you got it. That may be preferable. You would have to burn that ISO to a DVD.

I would not delete the recovery partition unless you have recovery disks that are known to work.

That HP drivers disk is quite old. I would not use it if at all possible. A new Windows installation would likely have all the drivers you need. If not, go to the HP website and look for the drivers you need---rather than relying on your HP drivers disk.

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